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In 2021, a petition was circulated asking for the City of Sturgis to hold an election on...

The Sturgis City Manager debate continues

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 9:06 PM CDT
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By Cody Dennis
In 2021 a petition was gathered by voters interested in changing the city manager position.

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Noem signs bill so that both parents pay for pregnancy expenses

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 2:38 PM CDT
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By Ezra Garcia
South Dakota to make sure a parent doesn't skip out on paying bills related to pregnancy.

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Johnson re-introduces bill to protect tribal members’ firearm access

Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 7:42 PM CDT
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By Ezra Garcia
Dusty Johnson re-introduced the bipartisan Tribal Firearms Access Act to list tribal governments as eligible entities to issue identification documents for the purpose of transferring a firearm.

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Sturgis referendum to elect city manager comes to a close

Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 8:59 AM CDT
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By KOTA Staff
Sturgis will be getting a new city manager soon, as the 20-day referendum for a petition expired on Monday.

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Anti-marijuana groups push Governor Noem to veto medical marijuana expansion bill

Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 7:04 PM CDT
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By Austin Goss
The updated list of conditions would be the largest change under SB 1, which passed with few votes to spare in both the House and the Senate.

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Climate activists say President broke ‘promise’ by approving the Willow Oil Project

Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 6:17 PM CDT
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By Jamie Bittner
ConocoPhillips has said the project will produce an estimated 180,000 barrels of oil per day at its peak.

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RC Council revises code of conduct for elected officials

Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 9:17 AM CDT
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By Nick Nelson
The code, initially adopted in 2012, has been used occasionally in ways that City Manager Joel Landeen says can be frivolous.

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Noem okays state budget and prison funding

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 4:57 PM CDT
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By Ezra Garcia and Nick Nelson
Gov. Kristi Noem has been busy Monday signing bills into law, including the state's budget.

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Matters of the State: Tax cut negotiations; Session breakdown

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 8:15 AM CDT
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By Dakota News Now staff
On this week’s Matters of the State, we sit down with the architect behind the sales tax cut.

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Noem, SD Congressional Delegation differ on Russia-Ukraine war approach

Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 7:28 AM CDT
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By Austin Goss
Republican elected officials are polarized about what should come next for the war in Ukraine, and that is no different in South Dakota.

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Senator Mike Rounds reintroduces school safety legislation

Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 10:16 PM CDT
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By KOTA Staff
A federal bill introduced last year is getting a second chance, thanks to Senator Mike Rounds.

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Threatening vetoes, Noem spars with legislative leadership

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 9:22 PM CDT
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By Austin Goss
Governor Kristi Noem laid into legislative leadership for disagreements over certain legislative priorities Wednesday.

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Legislature recap includes a sales tax cut and revenue increases

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 7:44 PM CDT
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By Madison Newman
Sales tax have been cut, and some wage revenue increased ending this years legislative session.

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3 new assistant attorneys general to take SD office

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 2:15 PM CDT
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By Ezra Garcia
Three new assistant attorneys general will join the South Dakota Attorney General's office.

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Gov. Noem signs legislation updating “governor” references

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 10:44 AM CDT
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By Dakota News Now staff
Gov. Noem has signed House Bill 1175, which changes references to the governor and other officials in state statute, according to Noem’s office.

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Noem calls Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘Europe’s fight, not ours’

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 9:25 AM CDT
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By Joshua Haiar
Gov. Kristi Noem, who’s viewed as a potential Republican presidential or vice presidential candidate, described America’s military aid to Ukraine as a costly strategic mistake.

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Former South Dakota Attorney General to take post in Thailand

Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 11:11 PM CDT
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By Austin Goss
Pennington County State's Attorney Mark Vargo is taking a job in Thailand, and resigning his post in the office next month. Vargo served briefly as the South Dakota Attorney General last year.

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AG releases explanation for proposed one subject constitutional amendment

Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 10:19 AM CDT
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By Dakota News Now staff
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a draft ballot explanation that would allow a proposed constitutional amendment to cover more than one subject.

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Matters of the State: Tax cut chronicles; Jackley discusses criminal justice

Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 5:20 PM CDT
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By Dakota News Now staff
On this week’s Matters of the State, we take a closer look at how the largest tax cut in South Dakota history got one step closer to crossing the finish line.

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Judge rejects child abuse plea agreement for former SD State Senate candidate

Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 2:33 PM CDT
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By Austin Goss
Judge Margo D. Northrup has rejected a plea agreement that the prosecution and defense had come to agreement on in the Joel Koskan case. Koskan, who is charged with child abuse, would have avoided prison time and having to register as a sex offender under the plea agreement.

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Citing overreach, Noem vetoes banking regulation bill

Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 7:28 PM CST
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By Austin Goss
Noem's veto of HB 1193 came in response to concerns by many about how the bill would impact the cryptocurrency industry in South Dakota.

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Women’s History Month: A look at influential women in South Dakota politics

Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 10:18 AM CST
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By Miranda O'Bryan
Throughout South Dakota's history, women have had an impact on politics.

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Rounds, Johnson re-introduce gun access laws

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 2:12 PM CST
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By KOTA Staff
Representative Dusty Johnson and Senator Mike Rounds re-introduced the Traveler’s Gun Rights Act.

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Pischke and Frye-Mueller again attempt motion to investigate Schoenbeck, sit in Senate alone during caucus

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 11:15 AM CST
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By Todd Epp
Republican Senators Julie Frye-Mueller and Tom Pischke again moved to investigate Senate President Pro Tem Lee Schoenbeck for his comments about Frye-Mueller.

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What’s alive and what’s “dead” for tax cuts

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 3:56 PM CST
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By Todd Epp
The Tax Cut Two-Step continues under the Capitol dome.

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South Dakota House once again kills grocery tax repeal

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 10:54 AM CST
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By Todd Epp
South Dakota House rejects the Senate’s “hog house” of a bill to revive removing the sales tax off food.

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South Dakota legislature still grapples with grocery tax cut

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 9:48 AM CST
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By KOTA Staff
The House Taxation Committee rejected the grocery tax cut, but the chamber will have another chance to revisit it this week.

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Rapid City Council stands against proposed social studies standards

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 12:02 AM CST
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By Nick Nelson
Mayor Steve Allender broke the 5-5 vote to pass the resolution and said the city needed to take a stand with educators who would be affected by the change.

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Sen. Tammy Baldwin pushes for legislation that would require relabeling of plant-based milks following release of new FDA guidance 

Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 2:49 PM CST
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By Stetson Miller
Senator Tammy Baldwin has reintroduced legislation that would limit what can be labeled as milk to dairy products.

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South Dakota House kills spouse lobbying bill

Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 11:55 AM CST
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By Todd Epp
“What our good friend from Minnehaha County is trying to do is to bring their dirty laundry over from the Senate,” Republican Rep. Liz May from Kyle said.

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Grocery tax showdown between Noem and legislators coming to a close

Updated: Mar. 5, 2023 at 12:01 PM CST
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By Kayla Henderson
Governor Noem's food tax repeal bill might not be dead?

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Proposed constitutional amendment allows for ‘Top Two Primaries’

Updated: Mar. 4, 2023 at 10:00 AM CST
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By Nick Nelson
Attorney General Mary Jackley this week released an explanation for the proposed amendment.

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Delta 8 and 10 THC could soon see regulation

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 7:32 PM CST
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By KOTA Staff
Delta-8 and 10 THC are alternate versions of Delta-9 which is found normally in marijuana.

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Noem ‘burns’ her opinion into a tax hike bill

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 3:06 PM CST
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By KOTA Staff
Gov. Kristi Noem put her “brand” on a tax increase bill approved by the South Dakota Legislature. That brand? A veto.

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Emergency medical workers could get a better retirement plan

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 2:21 PM CST
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By Kayla Henderson
House Bill 1007 passed both the House and Senate, adding emergency medical services workers to the class B retirement system.

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House passes ‘compromise’ on statewide candidates in primaries bill

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 2:19 PM CST
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By Todd Epp
A bill originally designed to select all statewide candidates for the major political parties via primary was amended to only allow the gubernatorial candidates to choose their running mate.

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A businessman announces he’s jumping into race for Rapid City mayor

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 2:06 PM CST
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By Kayla Henderson
The field is getting a little crowded now that a fifth person announces a run for mayor of Rapid City.

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South Dakota won’t set up a Native children welfare task force

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 11:46 AM CST
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By Todd Epp
The South Dakota House killed a bill Wednesday that would have set up a 17-member task force to examine the welfare of Native children and to look for solutions.

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Without debate, SD Senate sends prison funding bills to Noem

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 9:55 AM CST
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By Todd Epp
Spending bills authorizing over $380 million for new men’s and women’s prisons passed the Senate Wednesday.

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Noem signs law making it easier to license SD workers coming from other states

Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 6:53 PM CST
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By John Gaskins
Plumbing leaders say law will help hire quality workers, while education reps say low salaries are a much bigger hurdle than licenses

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SD moves to ban spouses of lawmakers from lobbying

Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 11:42 AM CST
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By Todd Epp
Do legislative spouses doubling as lobbyists have an unfair advantage?

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Panel backs task force to study foster care for Native American children

Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 3:23 PM CST
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By John Hult
A House panel on Monday endorsed a two-year task force to study Native American overrepresentation in South Dakota’s foster care system.

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Thune criticizes Biden’s “reckless” student loan forgiveness plan

Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 2:28 PM CST
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By Dakota News Now staff
Sen. John Thune spoke on the Senate floor Tuesday about President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.

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PTSD might qualify for medical marijuana in South Dakota

Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 2:21 PM CST
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By Todd Epp
Two veterans who served tours in recent wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan said using medical marijuana saved their lives and allowed them to pursue counseling.

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Noem wants permanent tax cut, threatens veto in video

Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 2:11 PM CST
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By Austin Goss
In a video posted to social media Tuesday, Noem threatened to veto a temporary tax cut, just a day after the Senate amended a sales tax cut to be temporary.

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Senate Republicans vote against bill that would limit on-campus drag shows

Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 10:38 AM CST
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By Austin Goss
South Dakota Senators on the Senate Education committee killed a bill that was intended to prevent "kid friendly" drag shows from happening on public campuses in the state.

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Senate committee defeats petition signature requirement bill

Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 7:58 AM CST
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By Austin Goss
The Senate State Affairs committee killed a bill that would have made the constitutional amendment process more difficult.

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Grocery Sales Tax could still be cut in 2024

Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 8:54 PM CST
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By Nick Nelson
Attorney General Marty Jackley submitted explanations for an Initiated Measure and a Constitutional Amendment regarding food taxation.

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South Dakota House approves Rapid City women’s prison funds

Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 3:52 PM CST
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By Todd Epp
South Dakota state representatives moved prison funding bills to the Senate but there are some questions about paying the bills.

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SD lawmakers favor sales tax cut, but with a catch

Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 12:01 PM CST
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By Todd Epp
South Dakota Senate committee says OK to a sales tax cut but there is concern about sustainability and then there is the initiative working to kill the grocery tax.
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